BBC miss calamitous Axel Disasi own goal as they show replay as the Chelsea defender puts through his own net with Robert Sanchez out of position
- BBC coverage showed a replay when Chelsea scored an own goal
- Axel Disasi’s backpass sailed into the far corner, with Robert Sanchez nowhere to be seen
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BBC’s live coverage suffered an unfortunate mishap during Chelsea’s FA Cup quarter-final against Leicester.
The Foxes are back in the game after Axel Disasi’s disastrous own goal.
And it was missed by the broadcaster who had been busy showing a replay when the ball hit the back of the net.
Chelsea controlled the tie and took a 2-0 lead in the first half thanks to goals from Marc Cucurella and Cole Palmer.
And it looked like it would be a comfortable second half for Chelsea, who had taken control in the early stages.
Axel Disasi’s backpass sailed into the far corner, with Robert Sanchez nowhere to be seen
Martin Keown said on commentary: ‘It’s absolutely ridiculous. It’s a simple pass back to the goalkeeper and he absolutely throws the ball back to the goalkeeper. The goalkeeper is far out of his goal. Disasi, what is he doing?’
Robert Sanchez was quick to console his defender as he ran to the Frenchman and put his arm around him.
It was a positive response from the Spaniard and one Keown is not sure he would have received from former Arsenal and England teammate David Seaman. ‘There’s no real concern in it. Not much pressure on him, but actually there is so much weight on it that he just has to roll it back to the goalkeeper.
“If I had done that, I wouldn’t have gotten a kiss from David Seaman (after SĆ”nchez kissed Disasi on the cheek after the own goal).”
The goal would not have done any good to the confidence of Robert Sanchez, who was in no man’s land when the ball ended up in the far corner.
Robert Sanchez quickly consoled his teammate after the goal
The Spanish stopper was spared any further criticism at half-time by former Chelsea striker Jimmy-Floyd Hasselbaink, who said he looked ‘a bit nervous’. He hasn’t played for a long time, he doesn’t play regularly.
‘He needs a lot of time when the ball comes back to him. He gets into trouble and has a bit of luck.
‘Next time he does it again and it’s blocked. He has to get better at that. He takes too much risk and too much time.’
The own goal energized a Leicester side that had been looking down and has since scored a second goal.
It was a wonder striker from Arsenal academy product Stephy Mavididi, who stepped in from the left before firing a right-footed shot into the far corner.